List of Famous people born in Niğde Province

Ferit Şahenk is the Chairman of Turkey's Doğuş Group and one of the richest people in Turkey.

Nükhet Duru is a Turkish singer. She started singing at Florya Deniz Club in Istanbul in 1971. She released her first 45 album “Aklımda Sen Fikrimde Sen – Karadır Kaşların” in 1974. It was followed by many singles like “Beni Benimle Bırak – Cambaz- Harp ve Sulh-Gerisi Vız Gelir” (1975), with which she won a Golden Plate. Her first LP album “Bir Nefes Gibi” was released in 1977. In that same year, Duru was awarded the “Most Successful Female Singer of the Year”. In 1978, she participated in a song contest with Modern Folk Trio, which was held in Seoul, and won first place. In the 1980s, she began singing Turkish Traditional music. Besides as a pop and Turkish traditional music singer, Duru has performed on TV programs, musicals, films and TV dramas. She has received many awards.

Ayhan Şahenk was a Turkish businessman and founder of the Doğuş Group.

Abdullah Durak is a Turkish professional footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for Çaykur Rizespor.

Akın Birdal is a Turkish human rights activist and politician. He was a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the Democratic Society Party (DTP) and the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) from 2009 to 2011. He is an honorary President of the Human Rights Association of Turkey (IHD), having been its Chair from 1992 to 1998. He has published a number of essays and short stories. He is married with two children.

Kazim Kartal was a Turkish film and television actor.

Füsun Sayek was a Turkish female ophthalmologist and chairperson of the Turkish Medical Association.

Reşit Süreyya Gürsey (1889–1962) was a Turkish intellectual who was a doctor, a radiology expert, a physicist and a poet.